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07-18-2014, 08:19 PM
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Description of the one awarded plant of Caguas Ruby per Orchid Wiz
"Five flowers and four buds on two inflorescences; sepals and petals glowing red-orange with barely visible darker spotting; labellum white, veined and overlaid with purple, suffusing to red at apex; flowers heavily influenced by C. aurantiaca; substance very heavy; texture waxy."
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Sounds like it should be a beauty! Please make sure to post your pics when it blooms!!
Judi
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Yup that's the one.  |
Thanks so much! Using Google brought up absolutely nothing. No pictures, or culture information whatsoever. I will definitely be posting bloom pics! I'm super excited about this cross. Thanks again! |
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07-19-2014, 09:58 AM
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Your orchid also has Cattleya aclandiae in it's background so it may be fragrant. After it's been open for a few days, check for fragrance around 10 AM. Cattleyas are usually most fragrant in mid morning.
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07-19-2014, 04:38 PM
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Your orchid also has Cattleya aclandiae in it's background so it may be fragrant. After it's been open for a few days, check for fragrance around 10 AM. Cattleyas are usually most fragrant in mid morning.
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Will do! I'd love for this guy to have a fragrance!  |
07-27-2014, 03:57 PM
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No fragrance so far, but the blooms have not fully opened all the way. I'm loving the subtle spotting and deep maroon color. When I purchased this plant it had a much more orange bloom picture attached, but I'm satisfied with the deep red.
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07-27-2014, 04:05 PM
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Wow those are so pretty! I have a few Catts that are so close to having flowers…I can't wait! Congrats on yours!
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07-27-2014, 04:32 PM
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Keris, Very nice! On my monitor your blooms like they have alot of orange in them. Maybe due to backlighting?
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07-27-2014, 04:42 PM
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Keris, Very nice! On my monitor your blooms like they have alot of orange in them. Maybe due to backlighting?
Judi
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Yeah I had them back lit so you could see the spotting. Otherwise it is pretty hard to notice them. Here's a pic without the back lighting. |
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07-27-2014, 05:07 PM
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LOL, Sorry but it still looks more orange than anything on my monitor. That's just the way it goes with pics and monitors, rarely do they look the same in real life!
Judi
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07-27-2014, 05:20 PM
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LOL, Sorry but it still looks more orange than anything on my monitor. That's just the way it goes with pics and monitors, rarely do they look the same in real life!
Judi
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I took a better picture  . How's this one?  |
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Wow, they are really gorgeous. Congratulations!
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